Books by Alan Williams

Establishing new dynamics through a shared consesus of values for better customer, business and client relations.

Optimisten er blevet en af de mest kendte og største klasser af sejlbåde i verden. Den første del i denne bog vil hjælpe unge sejlere til at forstå de grundlæggende teknikker i optimistsejlads, og med hjælp fra tips og gode råd får de mulighed for at udvikle deres færdigheder og selvtillid. Den anden del går videre med de mere avancerede teknikker og kapsejlads.RYA (Royal Yachting Association) er Storbritanniens ledende interesseorganisation for ejere af fritidsbåde og andre, som benytter vandet til sport og fritid. RYA driver en udstrakt oplærings- og kursusvirksomhed og er anerkendt over hele verden for sine gode bøger om sømandskab, bådehold og færdsel til søs.

This book describes the struggles that were endured by our family, arriving in the late 1950s and not knowing Manchester but immediately falling in love with Moss Side.

How companies can improve customer service and enhance brand loyalty through their employees.

The Daylight Thief is a piece of historical fiction inspired by actual events.

New Edition with completely up-to-date course and assessment content based on SQA changes in April 2017

A Thoroughly Updated Guide to the Design of Steel Structures This comprehensive resource offers practical coverage of steel structures design and clearly explains the provisions of the 2015 International Building Code, the American Society of Civil Engineers ASCE 7-10, and the American Institute of Steel Construction AISC 360-10 and AISC 341-10. Steel Structures Design for Lateral and Vertical Forces, Second Edition, features start-to-finish engineering strategies that encompass the entire range of steel building materials, members, and loads. All techniques strictly conform to the latest codes and specifications. A brand new chapter on the design of steel structures for lateral loads explains design techniques and innovations in concentrically and eccentrically braced frames and moment frames. Throughout, design examples, including step-by-step solutions, and end-of-chapter problems using both ASD and LRFD methods demonstrate real-world applications and illustrate how code requirements apply to both lateral and vertical forces. This up-to-date Second Edition covers: Steel Buildings and Design Criteria Design Loads Behavior of Steel Structures under Design Loads Design of Steel Beams in Flexure Design of Steel Beams for Shear and Torsion Design of Compression Members Stability of Frames Design by Inelastic Analysis Design of Tension Members Design of Bolted and Welded Connections Plate Girders and Composite Members Design of Steel Structures for Lateral Loads

By authors with a wide range of experience helping individuals and companies to reach their full potential. Attractively designed Moleskin-like notebook, illustrations and supported by online tools. How to be the best version of you and live life with purpose and fulfilment.

A BrightRED study guide perfect for students of National 4 Computing Science.

Identifies and analyses the primary issues facing the modern international airport, and their role in a global economy. This book examines the modern international airport and its process of integration into the larger global economy. It is useful for students engaged in the study of aviation management, aviation economics and economic geography.

The emergence of China as a future major participant in international aviation raises some interesting questions, especially from a strategic policy perspective. This book explores the political, economic and strategic issues raised by the inevitable tension between the domestic and international aspects of Beijing's civil aviation strategy.

Republic of Images traces the evolution of French filmmaking from 1895-the year of the debut of the Cinematographe in Paris-to the present day. Alan Williams offers a unique synthesis of history, biography, aesthetics and film theory. He captures the formal and stylistic developments of film in France over nearly one hundred years.

A collection of essays -- early seminal works as well as freshinterpretations -- on the famous German expressionist film,Metropolis.